Mammon; or, The hardships of an heiress, Том 2;Том 475Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1855 |
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... John Wraysbury was a niggard of his hospitalities . On the contrary , the new mansion was already as renowned for its pompous festivities , as became its gigantic proportions . All the great people of the county had been successively ...
... John Wraysbury was a niggard of his hospitalities . On the contrary , the new mansion was already as renowned for its pompous festivities , as became its gigantic proportions . All the great people of the county had been successively ...
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... John Wraysbury's fortunes , to which , in gratitude , he had decreed the place of honour , in his ban- queting - room of richly carved oak , seemed to look down with a smile of superiority on the ungenial formality of the circle . - If ...
... John Wraysbury's fortunes , to which , in gratitude , he had decreed the place of honour , in his ban- queting - room of richly carved oak , seemed to look down with a smile of superiority on the ungenial formality of the circle . - If ...
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... John might some day or other take it into his head to claim her back from their hands . Every spring , therefore , the dreariness of the young heiress's life was enlivened , for ten days or a fortnight , by the company of that dear B 2 ...
... John might some day or other take it into his head to claim her back from their hands . Every spring , therefore , the dreariness of the young heiress's life was enlivened , for ten days or a fortnight , by the company of that dear B 2 ...
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... that Mrs. Farmer spoke no French and understood not a word of Italian or German , she felt in- dignant , indeed , that Sir John should waste a fortnight of his daughter's precious time , in doing the 4 MAMMON ; OR ,
... that Mrs. Farmer spoke no French and understood not a word of Italian or German , she felt in- dignant , indeed , that Sir John should waste a fortnight of his daughter's precious time , in doing the 4 MAMMON ; OR ,
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Catherine Grace Frances Gore. less a pretext was wanting to Sir John for his disregard of his sisters . But even Mrs. Farmer was becoming less willing to answer the questions of Janetta con- cerning the dear old grandpapa by whom she ...
Catherine Grace Frances Gore. less a pretext was wanting to Sir John for his disregard of his sisters . But even Mrs. Farmer was becoming less willing to answer the questions of Janetta con- cerning the dear old grandpapa by whom she ...
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acquaintance afraid arrival Ash Bank Aunt Bessy Aunt Sophy beautiful Bessy Pennington Bessy's better brother Carlton Gardens cheerful child Clara cousin Edgar cried daughter dear Netta death Denny Cross Dysart Earl Emma endeavouring eyes face Fairlawn fancy Farmer father favour felt girl governess Groby hand happy Harrals Harry heard heart heiress of Lynchcombe Helmsley Hilda honour horse Hugh Pennington hurried inquired Janetta John Bull John Woolston Lady Dinton Lady Jemima less living London looked Lord Dinton Lord Wilchester marriage ment mind Miss Avesford Miss Pennington Miss Wraysbury Miss Wroughton Molyneux Castle mother nature nephew never niece Olave Harpsden papa parlour perhaps pleasant poor Maria Pray probably Pytchley Rectory rejoined rendered replied Reuben Howard scarcely seemed Sir John Wraysbury sister smile stranger talk tears Theo Theodosia thing thought tion uncle wait wife Wraysbury's young Molyneux
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